Lauderhill reviews Broward MPO transportation master plan, spotlights safety fixes on six corridors

Lauderhill City Commission on May 19 heard a technical presentation from the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization outlining a transportation master plan that focuses on safety, walking and bicycling improvements on six city streets.

The MPO presentation, led by Karen Friedman, senior planner for the Broward MPO, and supported by city staff, described a nine‑month technical assistance effort and recommended a package of “toolkit” solutions — lane repurposing, protected and raised bike lanes, roundabouts, raised crossings and quick‑build pilot treatments — targeted at six corridors selected by city staff: NW 80 Second Avenue (Commercial Boulevard to NW 40th Street); NW 40th Street (University Drive to Rock Island Road, within Lauderhill); Inverry Boulevard (end‑to‑end, University Drive to Oakland Park Boulevard); NW 50th/6th Avenue (Oakland Park Boulevard to Sunrise Boulevard); an east‑west connector from NW 19th Street toward Central Broward Park; and Sunrise Boulevard (441 to NW 30th Avenue).

Friedman described the MPO role as technical assistance, not a funding commitment: “We are a government agency and we are a federally funded agency responsible for the regional and long range transportation planning here in Broward County,” and later, “I do want to clarify that this is not a funding commitment from the Broward MPO.” She said the MPO will refine solutions after the commission’s feedback, produce scopes and…